Profile: Williams is a very fun story; the 30-year-old pitched over 350 innings between 2003 and 2005, but he struggled with ineffectiveness and injuries before getting a shot with the Angels in 2011. Williams’ fastball still sits in the low-90s, and he tends to throw a sinker in favor of a straight four-seam fastball, allowing him to post a nice ground-ball rate. He still isn’t anything special on the mound, and his durability is going to be the Angels biggest concern. Take a flier on him as a one-year depth option in large keeper or dynasty leagues. (Zach Sanders)

The Quick Opinion: Williams makes for a great story, but getting more than 120 innings out of him seems unlikely. Give him a chance to be your depth in large AL-only leagues and dynasty leagues.

Profile: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim gave Jerome Williams a chance in their starting rotation in 2012, and while his ERA didn’t necessary reflect it, the right-hander had a solid campaign. Williams used his sinker/cutter combo to pitch to a xFIP and SIERA below 4.00 over 137 innings of work. The Angels acquired a pair of starting pitchers this offseason, so Williams will have to compete with Garrett Richards for the sixth spot in L.A.’s rotation. If Williams is able to stave off Richards, he could end up being a sneaky late-round pickup in AL-only leagues. (Zach Sanders)

The Quick Opinion: Jerome Williams will likely open the 2013 in the Angels’ bullpen, but if injuries strike in spring training, he could be a sneaky late-round pickup in AL-only leagues. (Zach Sanders)

Profile: A low strikeout rate, and a propensity for giving up home runs (despite playing in a pitchers' park): these are the hallmarks of Jerome Williams. Even if he throws four secondary pitches with league-average (ish) whiff rates, the homer rates are still high on each of them. And none of his pitches rises to the level of excellent. Should a team pick him up off the non-tender pile this offseason, expect more of the same. Starter rankings peg him in the 130 -160 territory, making him a viable very, very deep league pick only. With only a slight boost if he ends up in the National League. In a pitcher's park. In a bad division. (Steve Staude)

The Quick Opinion: Williams figures to be a low-end fifth starter on a major league team. You do the math.

Profile: Williams, 33, bounced between three teams in 2014, finally being claimed off waivers by the Phillies in August where he pitched serviceably (six strikeouts per nine innings, 2.83 ERA, 45.3% ground balls) in nine starts. The move to the National League surely factored into his success, as did a greater reliance on his sinker and changeup, though a heavy dose of luck — Williams outperformed his SIERA, FIP and xFIP by more than a full run in Philadelphia — helped as much as anything. Williams tentatively has a rotation spot for 2015, and has managed to maintain a sub-three walks per nine innings rate over the past three seasons, but he’ll also be playing for a team that finished last in the NL East in 2014 and plays in a notorious hitter’s park. One could probably do worse than Williams so far as streaming options go, but he’s a working definition of mediocre and isn’t guaranteed a starter’s role. (Karl de Vries)

The Quick Opinion: Leave Williams for all but the deepest of NL-only leagues.

Profile: Williams, 34, has served as a replacement level swing man for most of his career. He's floated around the periphery of rosters since 2003. He showed flashes of decent production in late 2014 and early 2015. Unfortunately, he hasn't sustained those brief hot streaks. Williams should be able to find a spot on a 25-man roster, but he'll probably bounce between a few teams. He's already played for 10 franchises. He shouldn't play for yours. (Brad Johnson)